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Monday, February 13, 2012

All it takes is a day of sunshine and I start to get spring fever. And for whatever reason, spring fever for me inspires me to eat real, wholesome, from-scratch food.

I usually make granola in the oven, in huge batches and it takes
all day. I tried a new recipe and with a
few alterations found a great combination of flavors for my kids. And me.
It’s sinfully delicious.

Ingredients:

▪1 Tbl olive oil

▪2 cups rolled oats

▪1/3 cup butter

▪1/3 cup brown sugar

▪1 Tbl honey

▪1 tsp vanilla

▪½ cup chopped pecans

▪2 graham crackers, broken into pieces

▪milled flax seed (optional)

Directions:

1.Heat olive
oil in skillet. Add oats and cook until
oats are toasted but not burnt, about 5 minutes. Remove oats to a cookie sheet to cool.

Notes: Feel free to add
dried berries after it has cooled. You
can also experiment with different nuts, coconut, sesame seed, sunflower seeds,
etc. This is a good base recipe that is
quick, easy, and doesn’t make 10 pounds, nor cost a fortune. Put it on some whole milk yogurt for a real
treat!

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Karrie McAllister writes and mothers from Small Town, Ohio, where she is also in the running for having the most unrelated part time jobs. Her column, Dirt Don't Hurt, has appeared on numerous Web sites and newspapers since 2005, and this blog is how she keeps track of them all until she can publish another book. Contact her at KarrieMcAllister [at] aol.com